I drove through Zion on the last leg of a 2400 mile trip to retrieve a car from Tennessee and when I got home to Boise I immediately packed up, turned around and went back and stayed for a week. I have been back several times now and I will never get enough of this beautiful place. The "off" seasons like early spring, fall and winter are my favorite times to visit.

Beat the Memorial Day crowds and hit ALL of the tourist trails along the shuttle bus route. Interesting place, but left the Narrows, West Rim Trail and the whole backcountry unexplored for my next trip.

Completed a 48 mile one day ultra run across Zion from the east entrance to the west (Kolob) entrance with Craig Lloyd (jun32) and Matt Van Horn. The scenery on the east rim trail is out of this world cool and the run down to Zion Canyon is magical. Last year we completed 30 miles on our attempt at the traverse before getting caught in a snow/rain/hail storm that forced us to bail. This is a must do for any ultra runner.